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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / Digital Photo / March 2008Image stabilisation on Panasonic DMC FZ18
I intend to buy a Panasonic DMC FZ18. It has an image stabilisation system. Is this system always "ON" or can it be switched off? Or is it linked to the function (P, A, S, M, iA...)? Thanks for an answer! > I intend to buy a Panasonic DMC FZ18. It has an image stabilisation > system. Is this system always "ON" or can it be switched off? > Or is it linked to the function (P, A, S, M, iA...)? > Thanks for an answer! Yes, you can switch it off, and if it is like the other Panasonics I have used there are two different active modes: continuous (with viewfinder image stabilised) and single-shot (stabilise only when taking for better stabilisation performances). David >> I intend to buy a Panasonic DMC FZ18. It has an image stabilisation >> system. Is this system always "ON" or can it be switched off? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > David Thank you. I downloaded the manual and I dont find anything about this subject. Hence my question... >I downloaded the manual and I dont find anything about this subject. >Hence my question... It is on page 83 of my printed manual. Chris  SignatureChris J Dixon Nottingham UK chris@cdixon.me.uk Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. >>I downloaded the manual and I dont find anything about this subject. >>Hence my question... >> > It is on page 83 of my printed manual. > > Chris I do not have the full manual but a 32 pages "reduced" one. Is there a possibility to send the full manual by e-mail? You can mail to : luc.declercq"AT"gmail.com (replace "AT" by @). Thank you! >"Chris J Dixon" <chris@cdixon.me.uk> schreef in bericht >> It is on page 83 of my printed manual. >> >> Chris >I do not have the full manual but a 32 pages "reduced" one. >Is there a possibility to send the full manual by e-mail? Just try Googling a bit more effectively. This was my first hit http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCFZ18.pdf Page 81 on this version. Chris SignatureChris J Dixon Nottingham UK chris@cdixon.me.uk Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. >>>I downloaded the manual and I dont find anything about this subject. >>>Hence my question... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > possibility to send the full manual by e-mail? You can mail to : > luc.declercq"AT"gmail.com (replace "AT" by @). Thank you! If you figured out how to download an abbreviated manual, why not just download the full manual? When I asked Google for "fz18 manual", this was the second hit: http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCFZ18.pdf Operation of the stabilizer is on page 81. There is no external button on this particular model, but it has the same three modes as other Panasonic designs. You control it via the menu. Paul Allen > I intend to buy a Panasonic DMC FZ18. It has an image stabilisation system. > Is this system always "ON" or can it be switched off? > Or is it linked to the function (P, A, S, M, iA...)? > Thanks for an answer! I don't have that model. But in my DMC LZ3, the image stabilization can be urned off or can be turned on to two settings that do the stabilization differently. You access that function by pressing a small button on the top of the camera, marked by a shaking hand icon. >> I intend to buy a Panasonic DMC FZ18. It has an image stabilisation >> system. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > differently. You access that function by pressing a small button on the > top of the camera, marked by a shaking hand icon. There is not such a button on the DMC FZ18 >> I intend to buy a Panasonic DMC FZ18. I think that is a very good choice but the image quality of the Canon S5 is somewhat less noisy, not over processed like the FZ18 and the color is better. However it does not go as wide or as long but is has an articulated LCD that is great for macro photography if you do that. You can also take a movie and zoom while it is running. The FZ18 was my second choice. While the choice was close I am glad I chose the Canon. I can also get a DSLR without having to have an entirely new menu system. And the Canon has a 3 way image stabilization: always on, on when you push the shutter, and off. I think the FZ18 can do the same but am not sure. >> It has an image stabilisation system. >> Is this system always "ON" or can it be switched off? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > stabilization differently. You access that function by pressing a > small button on the top of the camera, marked by a shaking hand icon. Thanks for that info. I plan on buying one when I get my Federal rebate check in June. Old Bob Wll I got one of these. You can turn off the IS. However this is a noisy, noisy beast even at low ISO so you really want to use the IS to maximize handheld image quality. If you plan to use a tripod for high quality work use a dSLR. I thank everyone for their reactions. |
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